From cupboards on wheels to a door that’s also a bookshelf, these readers show how a bit of creativity can solve any limited-space dilemma.
On the shelf
In architect Clara da Cruz Almeida’s home, rows of vertical brackets hold a variety of clip-in steel shelves (including a space-saving drying rack) and birch-ply boxes to store odds and ends. The system is customisable: change the configuration to suit your needs, or add storage over time as budget or space allows.
Design and installation by Dokter and Misses
A glass act
Michael Udell and Carin Dean-Wales describe their Sea Point apartment as a light-filled, airy cocoon, despite the apartment’s size constraints. They’ve achieved this look and feel throughout their home with an all-white palette paired with blonde wood. When it came to transforming a nook in their bedroom into a home office that would suit their aesthetic, a chest of drawers was removed and a simple glass pane was added between the two walls to serve as a desktop – smart and elegant!
Tucked away
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 2019 من Home South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Quick as a flash!
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The gift that keeps on giving
By taking cuttings and dividing existing plants and those from friends, Anne Turner and her son David have created a stunning garden that takes on a whole new personality as the seasons change.
Upcycle it!
Tuis Home food editor Johané Neilson and her husband Allister revamped a second-hand melamine wall unit to create a bespoke wall-to-wall display cabinet, for less than R3 500!
Little house in the forest
Thanks to her capable father, Neilke Pretorius and her partner enjoy an idyllic lifestyle in a custom-made home hidden in the trees.
Living large, inside and out
South Africans love a space where indoors and outdoors come together.
Modern CLASSIC
With authenticity as a guiding design principle, a young family has created their happy space in a 105-year-old house in the heart of vibrant Sea Point.
Peace & quiet...
A cinematographer and a set designer found the perfect bolt-hole in the Eastern Cape Karoo where they can truly relax and unwind.
ART AND SOUL
Five years ago, the Krugers transformed a tired city bungalow into a unique and modern family home.
Group therapy
Add impact and create rhythm using repetition and collections, as these Home readers have done.
